[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 40.1 # Agnipurana 40.1 Agnipurāṇa 40.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.40.1) bhagavānuvāca pūrvamāsit mahadbhūtaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaraṃ / taddevair nihitaṃ bhumau sa vāstupuruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ // > The Blessed Lord said: / Formerly there was a great being that caused terror to all beings; / it was cast down onto the earth by the gods, and is remembered as the Vāstupuruṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 39.21.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.39.21.p4) - [Next: 40.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.40.2) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.40.1) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.40.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.40.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.40.1) · Pramāṇa